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NewsUFC 196 purses 13k-1 mil
Purses for Saturday’s UFC 196 ranged from $12,000 to a record breaking high of $1,000,000 for Conor McGregor, for losing.
NewsWhite: Diaz made so much money we might never see him again
Talking to Brian Stann on the Fox Sports post-fight show, UFC President Dana White joked that Nate Diaz might never be back after all the money had made when Stann asked him when Diaz might be in action next.
NewsHolm: Maybe I got a little too complacent
Holly Holm: “Maybe I felt like I was a little too complacent there instead of still acting with that sense of urgency.”
NewsHolm: My heart hurts
Holly Holm was just ninety-seconds away from defending her bantamweight title before being submitted by Miesha Tate at UFC 196. Holm discussed the emotions of the loss shortly after the fight with Ariel Helwani.
NewsWhite: Rousey will fight Tate next
The dust has barely settled on UFC 196 and Miesha Tate’s epic win, but UFC President Dana White tonight told ESPN he already knows what her first title defense will be.
NewsTwitter reacts to Tate’s stunning upset of Holm
Tate was likely losing the fight on the judges’ scorecards and needed to finish in the fifth to win. She choked Holm unconscious at 3:30 of the fifth round and Twitter exploded in shock at the huge moment.
NewsDiaz takes home double bonus for UFC 196 win
At the post-fight press conference for UFC 196, Dana White announced the winners of the event’s performance based bonuses.
